Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging: Effective Parameters and New Protocol for Testing

Developing a Laboratory Protocol for Asphalt Binder Recovery

Determination of Asphalt Binder VECD Parameters Using an Accelerated Testing Procedure

Fatigue characteristics of asphalt binder have an important role in asphalt mix resistance against cracking. Viscoelastic Continuum Damage (VECD) analysis of asphalt binders has been successfully used in highway research works in order to predict fatigue behavior of hot mix asphalt (HMA). In this method an intrinsic property of the material, called damage function is obtained which is independe...

Laboratory Evaluation of High Asphalt Binder Replacement with Recycled Asphalt Shingles (ras) for a Low N-design Asphalt Mixture

This study investigated the effect of high asphalt binder replacement for a low N-design asphalt mixture including RAP and RAS on performance indicators such as permanent deformation, fracture, fatigue potentials, and stiffness, was studied. An experimental program included complex modulus, fracture, overlay reflective cracking resistance, wheel track permanent deformations, and push-pull fatig...

Simulating Laboratory Short Term Aging to Suit Malaysian Field Conditions

This paper characterizes the effects of artificial short term aging in the laboratory on the rheological properties of virgin 80/100 penetration grade asphalt binder. After several years in service, asphalt mixture started to deteriorate due to aging. Aging is a complex physico-chemical phenomenon that influences asphalt binder rheological properties causing a deterioration in asphalt mixture p...

An Alternative Asphalt Binder, Sulfur-Extended Asphalt (SEA)

Background In the early 1970s, due to concern over asphalt cement supply issues and an anticipated over abundance of elemental sulfur, many organizations Société Nationale des Pétroles d’Aquitaine (SNPA), Gulf Oil of Canada, Sulfur Development Institute of Canada (SUDIC), Texas Chemical Company, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the Texas Transportation Institute) began to evaluate the potential for su...